Those who responded to the ads ended up texting to confirm price and location, at which point the men would meet an undercover female deputy at one of two hotels. As soon as the men walked inside the hotel room door, authorities arrested them for solicitation of prostitution.

“We want everyone to know that you don’t know that you don’t know who you are talking to on the other end of that computer or the other end of your phone while texting and it could very well be the police,” Lange added.

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